Discoveries challenge previous assumptions about Roman influence in the region, revealing extensive Roman activity and ...

An ancient criminal case The papyrus contains notes that might have been used by the prosecutor during the trial before Roman officials under Emperor Hadrian's rule. The trial concerned two ...

This column was first preached as a sermon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Vashon Island on the Second Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025. The readings for that day are Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; ...

The Regional Court of Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction against Austrian newspaper Krone, barring it from repeating claims that Russian-Israeli businessman Roman Abramovich evaded taxes ...

Jerusalem (CNN)-- Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman bathhouse that was probably used by the soldiers who destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities ...

According to Dr. Ecker, “This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus.” The defendants in this ancient legal drama were two men named Gadalias and Saulos.

A short life and brutal death was enough to ensure that Jesus’ message of hope and everlasting life would spread across Judaea, across the Empire and ultimately, across the world. One of the ...

Protected by Rome and allowed to continue their religion, everything was fine until rebellion in Judaea led to a major change in the practice of their faith. By the beginning of the first century ...